份 (fèn): classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc, variant of 分[fen4]
份 (fèn) is a Chinese character meaning “classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (structural) and 分 (structural). It ranks #784 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 份 the lot or portion 分 allotted to a man 亻. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- classifier for gifts, newspaper, magazine, papers, reports, contracts etc
- variant of 分[fen4]
Etymology & Origin
ideographicThe lot or portion 分 allotted to a man 亻
Decomposition: ⿰亻分 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 份
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 身份noun | shēn fèn | identity | 5 |
| 身份证noun | shēn fèn zhèng | identity card | 4 |
| 月份noun | yuè fèn | month | 4 |
| 省份noun | shěng fèn | province | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 份子 | fèn zi | one's share of expenses (e.g. when buying a gift collectively) |
| 股份 | gǔ fèn | a share (in a company) |
| 备份 | bèi fèn | backup |
| 份儿 | fèn r | degree |
| 年份 | nián fèn | particular year |
| 份量 | fèn liang | variant of 分量[fen4 liang5] |
| 份额 | fèn é | share |
| 成份 | chéng fèn | composition |
| 一月份 | yī yuè fèn | see 一月[Yi1 yue4] |
| 三月份 | sān yuè fèn | March |
| 九月份 | jiǔ yuè fèn | September |
| 五月份 | wǔ yuè fèn | May |
| 六月份 | liù yuè fèn | June |
| 二月份 | èr yuè fèn | February |
| 十月份 | shí yuè fèn | October |
份 appears in 58 compound words: 10 as the first character, 53 as the last, and 36 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 份 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (3)
Example Sentences
请给我一份菜单，我想看看有什么好吃的。
Qǐng gěi wǒ yī fèn càidān, wǒ xiǎng kànkan yǒu shénme hǎo chī de.
Please give me a menu; I want to see what's good to eat.
2026 年全球最重要的居留权与公民身份计划
2 0 2 6 nián quán qiú zuì chóng yāo de jū liú quán yǔ gōng mín shēn fèn jì huá
The world's most important residency and citizenship programs in 2026
春节假期拍了拍你,出门揣一份“安心”更踏实
chūn jié jiǎ qī pāi le pāi nǐ , chū mén chuāi yī fèn ān xīn gēng tà shí
The Spring Festival holiday has tapped you on the shoulder—step out with a sense of security for greater peace of mind.
渝股2025年业绩预快报:金科股份净利润325亿元..
yú gǔ nián yè jì yù kuài bào jīn kē gǔ fèn jìng lì rùn yì yuán . .
Chongqing Stock 2025 Preliminary Earnings Report: Jinke Co., Ltd. Net Profit Hits 32.5 Billion Yuan...
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xī bù shǔ jù nǐ chū shòu bù fēn shǎn dí gǔ fèn chóu zī . yì měi yuán yòng yú . .
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这是份好报纸，不是吗？
Zhè shì fèn hǎo bàozhǐ, bùshìma?
This is a good newspaper, isn't it?
去年八月份你在哪儿？
Qùnián bāyuèfèn nǐ zài nǎr?
Where were you in August last year?
你可以帮我更新这份资料吗？
Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ gēngxīn zhè fèn zīliào ma?
Could I get you to update this data for me?
你能教我怎么填这份表格吗？
Nǐ néng jiāo wǒ zěnme tián zhè fèn biǎogé ma?
Can you tell me how to fill in this form?
你认为他是自己独立完成这份工的吗？
Nǐ rènwéi tā shì zìjǐ dúlì wánchéng zhè fèn gōng de ma?
Do you think he did the job on his own?
Character Family
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